Common name : Profenofos Chemical name: O-(4-bromo-2-chlorophenyl) O-ethyl S-propyl
phosphorothioate
Structural Formula :
Properties
:
The
product is pale yellow liquid with garlic
like odour. Mol.wt.373.6, Boiling
Point 100 deg.C/1.80 Pa, Solubility
in water 28 mg/l (25 deg.C).Readily
miscible with most organic solvents.
Stability Relatively stable under neutral
and slightly acidic conditions.
Uses
:
Control
of insects (particularly Lepidoptera)
and mites on cotton, maize, sugar beet,
soya beans, potators, vegetables, tobacco
and other crops.
